DALTON, Ga. — A Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed a man this afternoon after the man “attempted to draw a weapon” and refused to obey “verbal commands,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a press release.

Several deputies responded to the scene at Abutment Road but none were injured, the GBI said.

“Preliminary information indicates that at approximately 4:30 p.m. Whitfield County 911 received several calls about a male subject in the middle of Abutment Road in Dalton … yelling at cars and people at businesses,” the press release said. “Whitfield County deputies responded to the scene. At approximately 4:40 p.m., the first arriving deputy encountered the male subject. The subject would not comply to … verbal commands to stop or show his hands. The subject then turned and attempted to draw a weapon from his waist. The deputy continued to give verbal commands, but the subject refused to comply and again attempted to draw his weapon. The deputy fired several times. The subject was struck by the deputy’s gunfire and died at the scene.”

The sheriff’s office requested the GBI investigate the incident, which occurred on the south end of Abutment Road. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded, including the Dalton Police Department and the city and county fire departments.

“The GBI will continue its independent investigation. Once complete, it will be turned over to the Whitfield County District Attorney’s Office for review,” the press release said.